Gregory Owens, University of Victoria

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Why so mixed up? Exploring the history and adaptive significance of pervasive large chromosomal inversions in sunflowers.
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Why so mixed up? Exploring the history and adaptive significance of pervasive large chromosomal inversions in sunflowers.
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

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Why so mixed up? Exploring the history and adaptive significance of pervasive large chromosomal inversions in sunflowers.

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owens, Gregory

Keywords: adaptation; inversions; genomics; structural variation; sunflowers; recombination; botany; speciation

$112,000

Why so mixed up? Exploring the history and adaptive significance of pervasive large chromosomal inversions in sunflowers.

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Owens, Gregory

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Owens, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Why so mixed up? Exploring the history and adaptive significance of pervasive large chromosomal inversions in sunflowers." (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]